MKT as a Sanitation Trailer

[SCSG-G4]

Well, I have tried out the three sinks in my MKT which is home being cleaned up from the GA Rally. Sinks in the picture are sitting on the existing frame, which is about nine inches too high. But, as a proof of concept, it will work!

 

[tigger]

Good start!

 

[poppop]

Looks good Mike!!

 

[thtrev2001]

Ok Mike, I've been waiting for a while for you to make this setup (so I can copy all your work, lol) What kind of sinks are those, where did you get them? I have a summer camp in June of next year, feeding about 100 Scouts,I really need to get the clean up MKT up and running. Heating the water and pumping in the fresh water seem to be the hardest things to do. If you don't mind sharing, what are your ideas. Remember, the most sincere form of flattery is imitation...lol. thanks

 

[gimpyrobb]

I might be able to find some 24v pumps for you guys.

 

[patracy]

NICE! I was going to offer up a shop sink and a crude setup, but this will be nice for the next rally!

 

[SCSG-G4]

Sinks

The sinks are from a military Field Sanitation Center (FSC - TM is on the USB drive), A bunch of them were sold last summer on GL. Gimpy picked up the four that I won there and delivered 'em to me at the GA Rally (Thanks Gimpy). I've purchased an empty MKT that will be converted to the FST (Field Sanitation Trailer) with the three sinks, a drainboard from an FSC, three (four) MBU's, a 35 gallon water tank, a grease trap, piping and a particulate filter, stainless wire shelving as drying racks and an M-59 range (the fourth MBU) for heating water for coffee and tea. I have some tan vinyl carry covers, roof canopies and screens so it will be distinct from the food cooking MKT.

More pictures will be added to this thread once the build begins!

 

[wreckerman893]

I have some tan vinyl carry covers, roof canopies and screens so it will be distinct from the food cooking MKT.

And the KP roster will be posted on the wall of the Mess Tent.

 

[kipman]

Mike, looks good.

 

[islandguydon]

Hey mike, hows the hammer hangen...?

Do you need some custom fab work done...? There is a company here in Detroit called Sturdy-Built that makes custom Stainless Steel Restaurant Equipment. Let me know by drawing what you need and consider it done.
BTW the MKT looks good.

 

[stampy]

Water heating could be done with solar and a backup propane instant heater. 12v pump to pressurize the system (maybe mount a water tank high enough for gravity feed.

 

[shenkmen]

How about the water heaters from these - 6530 - Hospital Furniture, Equipment, Utensils & Supplies at Government Liquidation

That's my lot and I don't need all of them. It looks like the heaters and pumps are one unit and output 120 degree heat using single phase 115/230.

 

[wreckerman893]

That's my lot and I don't need all of them. It looks like the heaters and pumps are one unit and output 120 degree heat using single phase 115/230.

I might be interested in one of the sinks for my van trailer hooch.....PM me the haggeling price.

 

[SCSG-G4]

I'll be using the MBU's for heating water as we will only need about 600 watts (.6 kw) to run the inverter, with all the heat being generated by the common fuel (diesel) for the entire Emergency First Responder Feeding System (trucks, generators, and heaters).

 

[SCSG-G4]

Another 'proof of concept'. Here are pictures of the Sinks setup with the plumbing to produce gray water. It is not glued together yet, and I plan on putting in some more rubber fittings so it can be taken apart when necessary. Pics show the whole setup from the back, then the detail of the particulate filter/grease trap, and finally pictures of the double particulate filters being used. The tall cone is first in the flow (to the right in the second picture) to get big particles, then the cloth filter to get smaller stuff. From there the greasy water flows into the grease trap proper and the gray water out the other end will be piped away. I know it's Rube Goldberg, but it works!

 

[gimpyrobb]

Mike, I might have some of the Cam-lock fittings if you need them. What size?

 

[goldneagle]

Another 'proof of concept'. Here are pictures of the Sinks setup with the plumbing to produce gray water. It is not glued together yet, and I plan on putting in some more rubber fittings so it can be taken apart when necessary. Pics show the whole setup from the back, then the detail of the particulate filter/grease trap, and finally pictures of the double particulate filters being used. The tall cone is first in the flow (to the right in the second picture) to get big particles, then the cloth filter to get smaller stuff. From there the greasy water flows into the grease trap proper and the gray water out the other end will be piped away. I know it's Rube Goldberg, but it works!

I see a sanitation problem. Depending on the use of the sinks. In a restaurant it is against the sanitation code to have the sink drains tied together. Example: if you a washing veggies in one sink and dumping dirty water in the 2nd it could contaminate the food in the first if the drain got a restriction. We were required to run each sink drain into a BOWL type fitting that was connected to the rest of the plumbing. This way there was no way for the sinks to contaminate each other.

 

[gimpyrobb]

GE, they have 1/4 turn valves built into them. No way for a back up to effect them.

 

[goldneagle]

GE, they have 1/4 turn valves built into them. No way for a back up to effect them.

drain valves?

 

[tigger]

drain valves?

There are ball valves in the back of the sinks. 1st sink is for washing, 2nd for rinsing, 3d for sterilizing. they are for washing dishes not food prep!